Miner&#39;s cap and lamp.



L. W. GOGSWELL. MINERS GAP AND LAMP. APPLICATION FILED M AY 9, 1910.

Patented/Feb. 28', 191'1.

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and. unllv L..W. GOGSWELL. MINERS GAE AND LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED MAYQ, 1910.

- Patented Feb.28,i9u.

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*I To'all whom 'it 'rin/1y' concern:

. ..uniriiin srafrns PATENT OFFICE.,

LEWIS w. coGswiiLL', or T'AYLQRVILLE, ILLiNors.

' -MrNiins CAP'AND Larra Pie; it known that I, Lewis W. CoiiswELn,4 a citizen of the United (States, residing atV Tayl0ivi1le`, -'in' the couiit-y of Christian, State of Illinois,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners Caps andLanips; 'and I doliereby declare the following to be a full,`clear, and exact description ofthe invention', such as will enable others skilled in the art to whiehit appertains to make and'use the same.

This invention relates to ininers caps and lamps. v The ob]eet of theA invention resides in providing a ininei"s cap with an electric -lainp whereby the possibility of .explosion of gas, as far-as such explosions Aare due to vthe lamps used by miners, is obviated.

' A further object of the invention resides in a new and improved means for securing tli'euelectric lamp and its reflector to the cap and in S'o mounting the elect-ric lainp that saine may be adjusted with respect to the red ilectoithat the rays ot' light issuing there;

from may be di'li'used o ver a large or siiiall larea as desired.. 'A

A still further object of theinvention resides in. providing a switch for controlling the passage of the electriccurrent through the lamp an'd in so locating said switch that saine may be easily ai'nd quickly` operated by the wearer without rleinoif'al of'ithe cap. :With the above anld other objects in View the invention consis s in the details of con struction and .in the'arrangement and coinbination of parts to be hereiiiat'ter niore fully describeda-nd set forth in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail relerenee will bo had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters oi `ret'erence denote corresponding parts in the several views. and'in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View ot' a uiuerlsA eap and light constructed in aeeorfilanee with the invention; Fig. 2. a section on the line 2--2 otUFigfl; Fig. 8, a rear elevation of thi.l light support detached from the'cap. Fig. 4, a front elevation of what is shown in Fie' 3;' and, Fig. 5, a detail view ofthe atljiistable lainp carrying sleeve. i

Referring to the drawing, l0indicates the cap which is provided with the usual vigor ii. l

The lamp support consists of a metal' Y as at Handi-ts 'upper end rearwardly as.'

theI apertures 16 and through the zeap while. the lower 'end 18 is vdisposed upon the'vizor.

vizor The -portion of the plate 12 which .is disposed between the inwardly. and outt-ively is provided with rearwardly extending parallel side portions 19 and 20,fwhile a circular aperture 21 is cut through the upl' per portion of. said plate andan arcuate a-perture 22 through 'the lower .portion usual rearwardly extending nee'k 24 vis se# cuied to the plate' 12 on the forii'ard side thereof by passing the neck 24 through the aperture 21 and then bending the end of said neck against the rear face of said plate plate. The neck 24 is provided on its upper is mounted for adjustment-,a binding. screw electric terminal 32 adapted to make-contact with one pole ofthe lanip 31. Said terminal being connected with a. battery 33 by a conductor '34. Disposed on the inner face of the plate 12 between the aperture 21' and which is connected to the plate 12 by a bolt 3G: vaid bolt also'serving as a pivot piu for.

vot the block is securedto. the tree end of the switch Aarm 37 and projects through the, arcuate slot 22 thus enabling said switch to be easily op- 'erated by the wearer without necessitating thc removal of the cap from the head. An-

wardly bent upperand lower ends\iespec` 26 for apurpose to be 'presently described.

threaded interiorly for the reception of an spqqia'caiion 011mm gigant.' 'patgnf'edph 28, 1911.5 Appncauon iiieu'ngx ej 19,10. seriali-naissante."

at 14; said lower" end .beingprovided with apertures 15,-whilefthei1ppe1' end is 'likewisev .provided with apertures l6.`fWhen'applie'd 'to the cap7 the' upper end .of lthe plate "12. i is disposed upon the crown of'saidcapvand is secured thereto by bolts 17 -lpassed :throughand 'is secured thereto by bolts 18 which.;- pass through the apertures 15v and-said thereof. A reflector 28 provided. with the and solderingY same' to the rear face of the.

l y 0 l side -with a .threaded aperture 2o in which aperture 22 and between the side portions 19 and 2O isa block ot insulating material a switch arui 37 disposed on the inner iace.

A. manipulating handle o.

when said switch arm is moved o Aits pivot` issues from the battery`-33through the con-l 'the'filam'ent'o jthe lampand back to the AQ26 serves'to-'p'ositively secure the sleeve 30 `other 'conductor 39 leading from the battery .raysdiiusedthereby to spread over a small 4justmen't ofthe lampif v 33 has its terminal`=40` secured in the block 35 in'proximity to the switch arm 7 so that in one direction itvwill 'contact with the 'terminal/10 and clo's che circuit through the damp."

The circuit passing through the lamp 31 tact,l 39 bolt 36A plate .12. and then through battery by Way of the conductor 34,' same being casilybroken and closed. by the matilg the Sleeve 30 longitudinally .neck1`24 when the lamp 3.1-is disposed rcspe'ctto tli'eJfjeocol 2 3 and thus enablethe o r largeagreafasdesircd. Thebinding screw ina desiredzposit-ionlto .effect the proper ad- `Theconductors 34 a'nd 39 are'bound to gether as a single strand and carried over the Itopjo--fthoczp through suitable guides 41,

the ends of conductors being disposedv so as to hang down the back of the cap for 3o ready attachment to the batteryv 33 which 'may be easily carried in the pocket.

, What is claimed is:

The combination with a miners cap, of a plate secured thereto provided with an aper- 35.

ture therethrough an electric lamp mounted on sai'd plate, conductors for connecting said lamp wlth an electrical generator,a switch for con'tr'olling the circuit through said conductcrs and lamp comprising a block of in- 4 0 sulation, a bolt securing said insulation to v said plate, an arm pivoted on said bolt hav-Y ing a laterally extending handle projecting through said 'aperture and constituting a terminal (of -one conductor, a .conductor 45 mounted on said insulation constituting a terminal ofthe other conductor and adapted to be. engaged by said pivoted arm to close the circuit through thelamp when said arm is moved in one direction. 50

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

- Y LEWIS W. GOGSWELL.

Witnesses:

.JoHN B. CoLnGRovE.

L. B. ROBERTS.

Coil-el o! vthiapatent mayibe obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofatents,

Washington, D. C. i 

